Noah works in a sporting goods store. he packs basketballs in shipping boxes to fill customers' orders. noah packed 8 full boxes and 5 boxes that were not full. each of the 5 boxes contained 3 fewer basketballs than a full box. the total number of basketballs he packed was 245. which equation can be used to find n, the number of basketballs in a full box?

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x ≥ 18 is your answer

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let "a number" = x

(2/3)x + 17 ≥ 29

isolate the variable (x). do the opposite of pemdas (parenthesis, exponent (& root), multiplication, division, addition, subtraction).

first, subtract 17 from both sides.

(2/3)x + 17 (-17) ≥ 29 (-17)

(2/3)x ≥ 29 - 17

(2/3)x ≥ 12

next, multiply 3/2 to both sides to isolate the x

(3/2)(2/3)x ≥ 12(3/2)

x ≥ 12(3/2)

simplify. multiply, then divide

x ≥ (12 * 3)/2

x ≥ (36)/2

x ≥ 18

x ≥ 18 is your answer

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